8 Reasons You Should Be Concerned About Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

8. There's Minimal Goldblum

A big selling point of this film before even any of the marketing was released was the reveal that Mr. Jeff Goldblum would be returning to the series.

This seemed like a natural progression for the franchise, as if they were taking a note from Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which showed just how much audiences love seeing their old favorite return alongside the new cast. Goldblum was a scene-stealer in the first film, who was promoted to primary protagonist for the sequel. He (wisely) sat the third film out and made a cameo in appearance only (on the back of a book) in the first Jurassic World.

So viewers were understandably excited about seeing Goldblum return to the fray. But as more and more advertising has been revealed, it has become increasingly clear that Goldblum's role will be minuscule at best. Out of all three trailers, he has only appeared in the courthouse scene and is nowhere to be found in any of the action sequences.

Director J.A. Bayona has even revealed this to be true, saying;

"He's more like a cameo, he doesn't have a major role in the action ..."